Ackerman’s opening address opened up Big East Media Day noted how the conference is doing heading into the fifth year since the rebuild to shift away from football.
Following a year where seven out of the ten teams in the Big East Conference made it to the NCAA tournament, it’s easy to understand why Commissioner Val Ackerman is so excited.
“We’re very comfortable with who we are, we are basketball schools,” said Ackerman. This sentiment was echoed in the coach’s panel that followed Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright talked about how important it was that basketball be the hottest ticket on each and every campus.